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Till-; ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
wedxesda v.
ttobek si. ir>oc.
OPENED LOWER
THIN EXPECTED
Nrw fork. Oct. Si.—'In vh»w of tbt
•lrt*nrlh tlisphtyv*! by tho market at Mr-
erpom anil reports of frost from Texas,
the ononlng of the local cotton market was
not ravorafile. O* the late cnbios alone.
It shuntd have staneil on nn arorngo of 6fi8
|N*!nts op. whereas the aytfr** positions
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Of the FicecY staple.
gain of only -<Q4^points. After
lti!« itnnran«ii«itt was lest lUldef
H .. prtntiublf «kH
ft*roe Jniwafr tmder lflc, where
■ral larx» stop orders wen* understood to
heavy local hoar pressure.#
Private Wire to Glbert' A Olay■**... V*' *
Xew t 'Yqr$r. 0?t. Liverpool oj#ned*‘
@10 lower. 0 Was ojuuftod 7 lowef. 4HI thl*
basis, we should upon 48f8 lower. '•**%*•
Liverpool cables: “Murknt acts sold out
and woo Id respond sharply fo advance, 4 a
New York. The heavy receipts may catist*
n decline, but nil 'cotton* already pledged
to (‘onsittners.'*
Kditerf by
' Joseph 13. Lively.
Mr. Lively’s twenty-flr*?
years' experience of ed
iting markets In Atlanta
nut! the South has made
him a recognised au
thority In his specialty.
TIPS FLaSUED
t rom Wall SireeL
m i.
Think liquidation about
for gradual Improvement.
hmk
id look
crop
tbi
at t»ri"
;» advices were cot
• bulls !n teuton. Op
J*»f> points lower, where-
potnts had !*een
BWted lister earn***. however, were in*t-
ter. part of the early loss being reenv
err-I. Tb" Hose was ha rely steady 8%SflJ
■Mints hek*sr the previous, the latter for
October delivery.
Following is the range Ir. fbe scLvs
■tosths !u Liverpool today:
Open-, »ibjh._ Low.
b.b* 5.60»
3.47 6.57 4J7
5.64 .5.62 -fcul
Xovcml*er
January February... r
Marrh* April --
Ms' Jc.kc .
Spot market down
Uhl.
The New York market for future* open
ud steadv. initial prices foe the active
mouths showing advances of 204 points.
.hMi «r«» !at,r !o«t "ii |tro»<nro 1,j th.
bears, only to ngalh advance on reports oi
frost from Texas. ... ,
There Is an Interesting fight going on I»e-
tween the bulls and l>enrs. T he former
are endeavoring to keep the price of lie-
cemWr at K*e or above, while the Utter
are working to force the price l*c!o\v th 10c
mark, lud<nr which point, they claim |jg
©filers will Ik* reached
will »»e the result. ,
Neill Bros., of London. estimate the crop
at 13.0to.W0 to 13.600.000 Imles. Nfljl Bros.,
of Ixtndon. are '•old-timers' at crop eatl*
mat lug. Tbclr estlmate<l figures and the
actual figures at the end of the season, ns
compiled by Secretary Hester, do not tally,
the P l»lg end always being held by Neill
B TbnriIht^November 1. and Tuesday. No-
veml>er 6. are tmtb legal holidays In Now
Orleans, and the future business on those
dates wl« i*e suspended.
Comps rath-
i severe decline
Neill Bros., of f»n<loit. estimate* tip
at ia,W>.Ooo to 1%609.<rtn. |*| 0 ce the
rc at :'A,9n\m. i Karimafe <1 fining* by
•>mi andjfrtwt 730,to9 bales. . #t# . ai«pw» - <
Lirerpo! buying here on report* of kill-j Amerlean Sugar
iff fr«M*t in Texas. Ann<*nnft*\. > .
Liquidation sw'nts over nt presnt. nitd
receipts at all United States
days Inst year.
Increase t-L632
receipts since I
time last year..
Increase
Movement nt Atlanta:
Receipts today
Same day hist year.. .,
Increase
Shipments today
Same day last year.. ..
Decrease
Stock on hand today.. ..
Same day last year .. ..
New Orleans.,
fialreston.. ..
Houston
1901
.. 1000 to 7.600
« to 33,010
to 18.000
At th. r!o«. the, tone eteadT, I
HI point, higher, «» compered with
tenloy’e clow.
8POT COTTON MARKET..
Urerpool, epot cotton eOjleri mlddllmt
upland! 5.»ld; eslee 7.0M: American 6,Mj
•peculation and v export 600; receipts 8,000k
American 4,ino.
„ .... . „ wjr«f
. .. killing frost in Texas.' '
Orlenus, Oct. 31.—Liverpool at 869
down It* well outside of expectations. Wns
due f>4i7 lower *»u our market.
Uverpol cables: "T W* dec Hue Is In con-
senoeuce of the dlsapnolnte<l hopes of hulls.
Rxpoct further liqitfdnllou. Later advance
due to temperature report of 28 In Okla*
Onr* Texas correspondent writes:. "With
atl the interior presses blocked, it Is only
nstiral that jxirt receipts will lieeome
heavy When all this cotton moves.-and we
expect to see (Islveftou receive during the
month of November close to TSO.ocw bales.
With ill the deeflue. the Interior does not
come down In Spots, and for Uie Inst three
•isvs It has l»eeu almost linpossible to buy a
i»alc. Having enjoyed high prices, and
Iw-Ing in a position to hold, Texas farmers
wdll not sell unless the price suits them,
though a continued and protracted decline
would doubt b**« cause some cotton to come
on the market.*’
A special to The Times Democrat from
New York says: "The Journal ofToinmeree
>n report says, the outlook In Texas
l»e considered bright. Weather, with
few exceptfotis, has been favorable,
picking has progressed without latwr-
ruptioii. ft) or 70 js*r cent.being gathered,
at ogalasf 73 i*»r rent In 1905 aud*ft» j»er
cent In 1904. Plokera. however, are In*
sufflclcut to gather the largo quantity of
op«*n cottou, which exposes the staple to
possible damage by unfavorable weather.
Killing frosts have not been general, but
localities whero t«uche«l have not Imen
greatly harmed. Ton crop prospects are
poor, the l*olt weevil having destroyed most
of It. The fall has been dry. which will
greatly diminish the quantity of, weevils
next rear. Cotton Is marketed rapidly, but
n good proportion are holding anywhere
from 10 to 25 per cent of their crop.
Tlu>
RANGE OF NEW 'YORK STOCKS AND.COTTON MARKETS
NAME OK STOCK.
Amnlgvmated Copper.
Atlanti • Logs! I me. .
American S«g*r ttef. .
Anndond-.\. .
American Locomotive.
do. pre (erre«l. . . .
Am. Smelting Itef. . •
do. preferred. . - -
Atchison
do. preferred. . . .
America u Cot«oa OIL .
Am. Car Foundry. . .
Baltimore & Oh*o. . .
Itrooklxii Rapid T. . .
Canadian raclflc. . . •
Chicago.& Northw'n. .
Chesap<*ake it Ohio. .
Colorado Fuel 4c Iron.
Central' leather . . .
do. preferred. ...
Chicago. A Great W.-.
Chicago, M. A 8t. I». . .
Delaware A Hudson. .
Distiller's Securities. .
Erie. J
do.
preferred. . .
1 Electric. . .
Am. Ice Securities.
Louisville
Mexican
Securities i- ! U2
* it Nashville 1435* 143*
Central | 24% 31%
raclflc. ...... .r mrwvii
NAME OF STOCK.
Out. it Western.
National Lead. . . .
Northern Pnctfie. . . .
New York Central.
People's Gas. . .
Pressed Steel Car. **s
do. preferred. . , .
Paciflc Mall
Rending. .
Republic Steel. ....
Rock dslaud
do. preferretl. . . .
United Stntea Rubber.
do. preferred. . . .
Southern Paciflc. , . .
Southern Hallway. . .
do. preferred. ...
Sloes-SbeffleUL ....
Tenu. Coal & Iron. . . ,
Texas & Pacific. . . . . ,
TJnldn Pacific
United States Steel. . ,
do. preferred. . . . ,
Va.-Car. Chemical. . . ,
do. preferred. . . . ,
Western Uufon
Wabash
do. preferred. . » . .
Wisconsin Central. . .
do. preferred. . s \ ,
Special to The Georgian.
New York, Oct. 31.—Marshall, Spader &
Co.: XotwithsUitidlug the character of the
Lulled States Htfel Septemlter quarter
statement, the market wbl aouutless prove
dull cud narrow toady, WIU wme tuiugs
point lo a heavier teimency. Thu sltuatlou
uxhu this cat pH*, us weii us from what is
•tow bHiked upon ns election uucertauitli*.
Daniel Odelt A:,Co.: Dull trading uiniket
tilt after election. Iax»k fqr liupruveuieiit
! NEW YORK.
The following is the rouge to cotton fn*
tnres In New \ork »o«lay:
there being no business to
frost caused at first a II-..- .
the fi*rllijg rather seems to bo that the
damage Is practically nothing, owing to
generally completed growth, and also
the fact that a long protracted dry
spell preceded the cold wave.
Today's map shows lower temporaturei
genera I It prevailing over the northern imr
tlln of the belt, but thf government s fore
cast Indicates n continuation of dry wrath
r and higher temperatures by tomorrow.
The western forecast Indicates fair and
,jtder weather for Loul *
tonight, with warmer
fair and warmer weather for the Territories
aud northwest Texas, and partly cloudy
In eaBtern Texas, with probable showers
the const ami higher temperatures.
The eastern forecast Indicates fair
weather generally for the district, with
colder weather In North Carolina and South
Carolina, and frost In northern portions
small. Is short. Neither movement nor ul
timata crop prospects will be curtailed by
frost, ns same has conic after protracted
spell of clear, dry weather, and hence has
done no harm.
Giles' estimate, of crop tomorrow expect
ed H.800,000: looks absurd, but causing few
nervous shorts to cover In anticipation of
holiday here tomorrow.
sumption; .delivered
10.60c; sale* 1*4 con
iuuiuhwi. uv...,.™ -»H ronirart 1,200.
New Orleans, steady nt 105-180*, sales 2,-
700; delivered on contract COO.
Harannah. quiet at 10c.
Ht. Louis, quiet fwt jfo%e*
Augusta, steady at lt)6-l*c.
Boston, quiet at lMOe.
Gdlvestou, steady at -10%e.
llalltmore, nominal at 10%c.
let at 10%c.
Ir at lor.
jtendy at 10c.
Wilpilngton. firm at 10%c.
TODAY'S PORT RECEIPTS.,
The following table shows receipts »t thsi
ports today, compared with the same day
fast year:
Now Orleans. . .
Galveston
Mobile
Havannsh
Charleston
Wilmington. . . .
Norfolk
Philadelphia. . . .
Paeiflo Coast. . .
Pensacola. . . . .
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.
The following table shows receipts at the
Interior towns today, compared with the
same day last year:
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
made a very d^apopluting showing from
the bull sTaudpoint. Receipts at the two
had expected toward the close of the cur
rent month, end tunny now believe that
receipts will In* well maintained late In
November, or just before the Imposition of
the 60c surtax.—Gibert 4c L’lay.
Following U the opening range and clots
of the New York coffee market for to*
dav:
Opening
March
Anri!..
May. ..
June....
July,
fi.4ft8.45
6.45 6 5)
€.65-6,80
6.606.7')
.. 6.70-8.80
August 6.76-8.85
September. . . 6.906.95
November 6,10
DecenilH*r C.15
Closed l a rely steady.
Rang«*. Close.
6.15-6.20
8.25-6.3.5
fS-.33-6.40
tJ.40-8.4o
6.69-6.55
6.55-6.60
6.65-8.79
6.7) 6A)
6.s0-6.'>)
6.61-6.65
6/GG.10
Covering by short* over .tomorrow holi
day causing Improvement. No change In
*• *—merely a few nervous bears nn-
r> allow their Interest to remain
over tw holiday.
0IBERT A d C a Vav-Sqt" LE tt ER
OvlMinp. Ori. 31-Tlio liquidation of
dlahmrteanl Itulln In tho i-nrlj »e««k>n of
tbv forolt-n market mimed mere thin; « full
r«pon«e lo jro»trrdnx'« Amorlonti dw-lliK*.
ijttVr rworti of fro«t In Oklnbom* brought
nbont n tompnrnry liilliroT«l)ltnt prloo;
«nnll^ oldnBilfl* Point, lowor. •While »i»it
aiilio. aggregated >J**l hntea, at n !dm In
quotation, of-12 point*. Tho rohl wnv*
that awful tho nortliorn portion of the
noati-rn lu'lt ln,t llletat win roanonalhlo
for tb, blatior Irvrl! nttnlmol on tho uinr-
kot’a ooonltiff, hot earb day It horomoa
tnoro and more tiYldent that tho Influenre
of tho woothrr la paaaliiff. Clear, dry
tvonthor. provnllod prior to tho mtvont or.
djlto nrrarnt loworluff of toinporiiturca, nnd
TT fa-tbat tho hnrtti roaultlnff to n pracll-
lundo prop nmonnto to llttlo If nnv-
tliliST Jlorp and more will tho heavy dolly
raoolppr and tho alowly accnmulatlnff
atooha nt tho porta nml Interior towiia lie-
Rin to tall upon tho ninrkot, and rh« mi-
roatrlotod Irteaa roffnrdlng tho ultimate
vloltl, oven after enhjeeted to the moat
unfavorable Influenoea, nro nnctenlnhle Indl-
pattona of the feeling that not ouly exlata.
hut that will nlno aaaume more tangible
•hape In a further depreaalon of nrleoa
when olremnatnncea are tnore fqvomhlo for
tho onoouraffoment of fonvlctlom. On the
other hand. It inuat not to- forgotten that
an eieetlent hnalneaa la heln* ilone by the
world's mllla. ami thnt a Jargo eohaitmv-
tlou uppeari at the mouirnt Inovltnhle.
U.ANbkM05jp; LSTTER
Sew York. Oct. IL—MverjSiol. though duo
only 7 points down thla niornlng, 001110 8
drill, hat New York rofitaod to respond,
•qtenlng unchanged to 4 up for the active
moptha, on covering by aborts nfeotmt of
the colder wenlhor prevnlllng over the
Western belt. There was very little re.
hewed buying, however, lieiioe print, Im-
niedlntely tiegnn selling otf until tleeemlier
reached PV, whero some support develop
ed nnd prices rnlllod again. .The tone,
however, up to thla time la decidedly unaet-
tied, nml It In illtfleult to get an Intelli
gent line on tho course of prices fur the
next few dura. However, wo believe that
bid tom la nlKMit reached for the present,
end think welt, of tiurchaaea ou n acnle
down. Receipts!continue fn run hcovr. but
WO ore of the indiilon that they will begin
to decrease with prices at the present lev
el. An Inclination on the part of planters
to hold book auppllea at fhit time would
work a vaat Improvement In the market.
WEATHER IN WHEAT BEI.T.
Kxlrente Xorlhwest—Tempernttire 21 to SI
generally fair.
Northweat—'Temperature 73 to 32: etenr.
West—'Temperature 2t to 41: clear.
Southwest—Temperature 27 to 34; ejenr.
Ohio Valley—Temperature 23 to *4; fair.
WEATHER-FORECAST.
Oeorgla—Fair Wednemley nnd Thursday!
colder Wednesday in north portion.
Louisiana—Fair Wednesday and Thnrs-
day.
Alabama, West Florida an.l Mississippi
Fair and slightly colder Wednesday; Tbur*.
* EasVTvxat—Fair Wsdnasdav. preceded by
rain and colder on coast; Thursday fair
and warmer. .... ,, , .
.Arkansas nnd West Texaa-Lalr and
warmer Wednesday and Thursday.
Tennessee—Fair .Wednesday: colder In
east portion; Thursday fair aud warmer In
west portlou.
Oct. . .
Nor. . .
Dec. . .
Jan. . .
Feb. . .
March.
April. .
May.. .
June. .
July..
I0.17|Nom*l.fl0.0
Closed steady.
■ ilO.60jlQ.54 10.45
19.10:10.09-10110.
10.17 i 10.17-18110. *5-16
10.26 10.27-29 10.25-28
10.26; 10.35-36 10.33-34
10.38,10.38-40110.37-39
10.31110.11 10.44-45 10.43-44
■ ,.../|10.47-49 10.46-48
10.53 10.54-66 10.62-63
LIVERPOOL.
The following figures give the opening
range and close, compared with yesterday’a
close.
Futures opened easier.
Opening
Range. I
October,, 5.63 -5.54
Octoher-Novemher. .6.60 -5.61%
Xovember-December.5.45 -6.47
I)ecemlH*r-.Innunry. .6.46 -5.47i
Jnnunry-Febrnnry. ..5.47 -5.49'
February-Jlnrch.. ..5.53 -6.51'
March-April 6.64 -6.651
April-Mar 5.55
May-June 5.62 -5.G1
June-.Tiity 6.63
July-August 5.62. -5.64
Closed barely steady.
Previous
Close. Close.
6.54 5.65
6.61% 5.61
NEW ORLEANS.
The following Is tbs range In cotton fa
turps In New Orleans today: ’
Oct. . . .
Nov. . . .
Dec. . . .
Jnn. . . . *
Feb. . . .
March. . .
"y
Closed
311
10.48-50
Mia 10J7-68
.... 10.62-64
10.73-74
>.07*08
UO-11
>.17*18
>.22-24
>. S6-37
>.41-4l
>.55-56
NOTES ON GRAIN
Pointers on Provisions.
Private Wire to Glbert & Clay.
Chicago, Oct. 31.—Wheat opened strong
aud higher with more general lntcrst. Min
neapolis ran up Immediately after tho
nneulng to %r above lust night's close.
Snorts evidently nervous.
Corn opened steady to a shade easier for
May aud* a shade tinner for December.
Weather prospects are for fair weather for
several days.
Chicago Record llerabl: “Wheat trade
conditions are sound nml healthy, although
In the main quite unsatisfactory to the
speculative element. There Is n steady ex
port trade In all grades of wheat, larger
tluiii nny of the export houses will ad
mit. except In confidence, aud the exjiort
trade in flour Is liberal, not only from win
ter wheat mills, but from the spring wheat
millers*on Imth sides of. the Canadian Hue.
Ouc of the proinlneut exporters of the coun
try, whose ninny years of experience enablp
him to tnlk with Intelligence, points out the
plain common sense view thnt Is crJdently
basis of about 80c per bushel free on board
vessel at the seaboard. With prctvut mod
erate ocean freight, this gives a lower*
priced foo*l supply than the consuming
countries hnvc Wen accustomed to, nnd
they are, therefore, steady buyers. Thus
far In the crop year. America has shipped
about 32.000,000 bushels more wheat than
during the corresponding period Inst year.
Russia meanwhile has shipped al»out 30,*
.ushels loss, nod the Danube and Ar-
luring
Husain
000,008
f ;ent!im togexncr nrw anon, uuuui
inshels more. India nnd other shipping
tut tries show trifling gains. Evidence of
broadening speculative trade In coin bus
been accumulating all week. It has ovMeutj
ly been born largely of the light
supply of contract com—less than 500,000
bushels In public elevators—shd-the rough
weather which promised to interfere x/OU.
ilie curing of the corn to a, merchantable
condition. Supplies of old <4>rn also have
run light during the week, despite the nrc-
vailing premiums. The rather Inrge short
* • December has n good portion
contracts. The shipping trade
Improved a little toward the end of the
week, but the car shortage made a large
trade Impossible, ns well ns Interfering with
the innrektlngs from tho West. There Is
i widening popular belief thnt corn nt
nrrent figures Is good value. The presetit
level has been nbont low point for several
years. It Is notable also thnt there has
Wen n widening to ft more normal differ-
nee as between coru nnd oats values.
COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
For th, 24 hour, willing
STATIONS OF
ATLANTA
DISTRICT.
nt I ». m.. 75th
ISC ALABAMA ST.
New York Cotton 1
GI BERT & CLAY
STOCKS. BONDS.
COTTON. CRAIN.
corrcc. provisions
MEMBERS:
ATLANTA. CA
ATF. WHtF.S TO ALL EXCHANGES.
Local and Long Distsncs Tslephons 5298. C. E. KEPLINGER, Manager.
ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO.,
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
AND AUDITORS
Empire Building. Bell Phone, Main 858. \
* ~ ATLANTA* GEORGIA. '' " ;
•Atlanta, clenr ....
Columbus, dear. . . . .
•Chattanooga, pt, cldy.,..
Gainesville, clear
Greenville, cloudy. . . .
•Macoir, dear
Montlcello, dear., .* .. .
Non nan. clear. . • • ....
Rome, dear
Spartanburg, clear. . . .
Tallapoosa, clear
Toccon. dear
West Point, clear. . .♦ -
^Minimum temperatures are f»r twelve-
period eudiug at 8 a. m. thla dote.
UGIItTrOST:
Arlington, Brownsville. Milan, renu.i
entur, Ala.; %,, “
£ rf-a
m
i 3 i
Hernando, Mias.
M KIIJ.1XO FHOST:
8h,rm»n..T»i. iwt: nolly Spring* M «»-
All: Oklnbomn, Oktn. CJSI: Sbavrxwe. Okla.
(-Si: Stillwater, Okla. iM»: Wcathrrfnril,
Okla. (2tc Ardmoro. Ind. T. (30); Marlow.
'"Notp'-Thl, l» tlia la,t Imo. of the bulletlu
for the year 1906.
WHEAT OPENED
; FflACTION BETTER
Chicago, Oct. in.—All grains ruled firm
under the lend of wheat, but the trade lu
all the pits wns of the small volume, aud
prices ranged within nnrrow limits. At tho
close, wheat wns H@%<; higher; corn %c
lower to %c up. Oats unchanged to u
shade better. Provisions after n weak pe
riod In Nhu morning dosed higher, l'ork
16c better; lard 2%to4jplbc up, ribs 54/?%c
higher.
A late factor lu the wheat’s strength wns
the reports from tho cast nnd southwest
alien/ the flour business, a Inrge trade hav
ing bone consummated the past few days.
Cash markets were firm everywhere.
Clearances of wheat nnd flour were 556.000
bushels, while primary receipts were but
815,154 bushels, against 1,494,000 bushels Inst
year. / x
(Torn clearances were 78,378 bushels and
oats 6.000 bushels.
Local cash sales were 75,000 bushels of
wheat, 30,000 bushels of coru nml 145,000
bushels of oats. Tho seaboard reported 5
loads of wheat. 2 of corn aud 70,WO bush*
els of oats.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago grain and provision quotations
for toduy follow;
Previous
Open. High. Low. Close. Close
WHEAT-
fe III I 1
July
CC,»»v—
Dec 43%
May 44
July.... 44%
OATH—
Dec 33%
May 35
July 33%
PORK-
43%
1
-S*’ 8*
33R 33>A . m
-I.AUIJ—
Nov.... *9.22% 9.27% - 9.17%
Dec.... 8.52% 8.62% 8.52%
Jail.... 8.32% 8.45 8.32%
HIDES—
Oct.... 8.05
Jnn 7.40
May.. 7.55
CXSII WHEAT-
No. 2 rod 74'
2 hard winter ‘
8.05
7.50
7.62%
8.00
7.40
7.66
9.17%
8.60
8.42%
8.05
7.47%
7.62%
No, 3 do 72674; No.
No. 3 do
CHICAGO CAR LOTS.
Relow Is given receipts tmlay and esti
mated receipts for tomorrow:
' Today. Tomor.
Wheat 52 39
Com . . . . 121 160
Oats 177 157
Hogs. 240J0 17000
PRIMARY MOVEMENT.
The following figures give tho primary
movement of wheat nml corn:
Wheat—Receipts today 851,000 bushels:
last week 887,W0 bushels, against 1,491,000
bushels last year: shipments ttsluy 592.000
bushels: Inst week 866,000 bushels, ngulnst
929.000 bushels last year.
Com—Receipts tmlay 427,000 bushels; last
week 671,000 bushels, against 439,000 inish-
els last /Pnr; shipments today 236,000
busheli; last wok 655,000 bushels, ngalust
184.000 bushels last year.
NORTHWEST*’ C AR3.
cars of today, last week and Inst yehr:
Last Last
Today. Week Year.
Minneapolis 191 226 39V
Duluth 235 233 226
Lima beaus, per pound, 6c; Navy, $2.10 per
ATLANTA MARKETS.
FRUIT8 AND PRODUCE.
Officially corrected by Atlanta Fruit and
Produce Exchange.
Pineapples, $2.5003.00.
Bananas, straights, per bunch, $1.6O0L75.
Culls, per bunch. $1.0001.25.
POULTRY AND COUNTRY PRODUCE-
Llve hens, 37040c; frie#, 22%03Oc; broilers,
^Dressed friers, 16c pound.
Dressed hens, per pound. 13014c.
Live ducks, Pekin, 35c; middle, 25$27%c.
Eggs, per dozen, 25c. v
Buttar, table, per pound, 29022%c; cook*
lug. per pound, 12%015c.
Honey, new, 8010c pound; lu one-pound
racks. 10012c.
VEGETABLES—Irish potatoes, No. 1
stock, per bushel. 80090c.
Cabbage, Danish. l%c.
Lima bet
bushel.
Onious, per bushel, 41.10. j
New sweet l»otntnes. 30010c per bushel.
Kraut, half-barrel, $3.75.
Rutabaga turnips, l%c.
Lemons, $6.00.
FLOUR, GRAIN, PROVISIONS.
FLOUR— Poster* patent. $6.00; Diamond
patent. $6.25; Mnscoulnn Star, $4.70; fancy
patent. $4.60; R»d Eagle. $4.25: Blue Illbbon.
V* 90: fancy, $3.90; spriug wheat patent, $5.00
05.50.
CORN—Choice re*l cob, 70c; No. 2 white,
68c; No. 2 yellow, 69c; mixed, 66c.
OATS—Choice, white clipped, 50e; No. 2
white, 48c; No*. 2 mixed, 48c; Texas- ru*t-
proof, 56c. ,
MEAIg—Plain water-ground, per bushel,
66c; bolted, 140-pouud jutes, per bushel, 62c;
Shorts, white. $1.50: medium, $1.40; brown,
$1.35: pure bran, $1.20; mixed bran, $1.15.
HAY—Timothy, ebolye large bales, $1.25:
do., chotro small bales, $1.20; 'do.. No. 1
clover mixed, $1.10; do., No. 2 clover mlxed^
$1.15. Choice Bermuda. 85c #
RYE—Georgia, $1.06; Teuuessee, 90c. Bur
ley. 95c. ,
The above prices are f. q. b. Atlanta.
In bagi or barrels, die; green, 10012c.
RICE—Carolina, !%07%c, according to
grade.
CHEESE—Fancy full cream dairy, 15%c;
twins, 15%c. i
PROVISIONS—Supreme hams, 16c. Dove
hams. 15%l*. California lmms. $9.00. Red
Cross bams, 15c. Dry snlt extra .ribs,
bellies, 20-5 pounds, $10.87%: fat hnebs,
‘ •«, $8.25: Supreme lard. 10.25; Red
Snow Drift compound, $8.25.
E IN STOCKS
SMALLjHOLIIMEl
—, , • New York, Oct. SI.—The Uouhi,
MbjIou. i* not uuhMiiajr, oot In »m h uncertainty weighing upon the 1
to .il«.-oun,gc .peculaitou lu Aaierlcuug Intlve community made themsciv”, -
more positive in today’s securif ,i,
ings than they have tor some time k
Without the selling being so la. ir |
volume or so very urgent, the 10
nevertheless continued steadily .ImimJ
the morning and prices at midday u e .'l
down a point on an average for
regularly active dhares. Several .1.....; *1
opments of the-day added a neu ,.J'|
ment of depression to the market ,,„ll
was the general heaviness of seeui'tleJ
abroad, which was partly based on I
Prehensions that the Bank of Enrio.t 1
might raise Its discount rate tonioi,
In the best-informed quarters such
tlon Is not thought probable, for ,
sumably the bank has been able t„ ,
substantially to Its reserves „ n
week. n?
_ New York. Oct. nt.—Tie- stool;
opened with almost everything ou tl.o tul
l"™ l'ciilisylvniilu w«« oir %. hk -i:
%. Steel eouinion •%.. Aiualgitmuteii <
niul Union Uncidc %. St. Paul, lb- ,u,‘
New York Coll trill anil Brooktvu u ,,i*i
lrnnslt were unchanged. Anacouiln u
2 poluts air. 11
The volume nt business coming
small during the first hour and the
euk spots uu.l seo on bulges.
.«W», su»», UCi. u..-Um..l..dU b.UOMS lli
U1.4UU illUhuJ UtiiUl/ iHUli).
--ion veuiui.« ou ,u s.ouiou neatly n
awei stuiciboat. »uu««s net nags for
uUtter e.iueu oJptOutlHfr 3^, J9.v, wf
». uu iioua io.-.y.
u*giu ue-.iiuwa . lot* - la lao luau
cio»» i J.
Mouey umy Ktiffeii today over cud of
mouru, but no MUtii^eucy is expecieu.
Great Nurtheru re,wrt Kfcow'tM J^.U in»r
ccut earm'u ou duimui shm*k.
Tw v eut)i-tUree romis lor September show
an itvemge net Iuc/cusj of iu.3 per cent; In
crease lor three mouths .13 per cent.
Steel surplus now $93.647,0(W.
Stock exchange holiday In London to
morrow aud holiday ou the continental
bourses also.
Forty roads for the third week lu Octo
ber show nu average grots Increase of 12.8
per rent.
Twelve Industrial* declined .17 pef cent.
Twenty active railroads declined .20 per
The ten
dency of Pennsylvsnlu continue
nml some shrewd professionals fc __
stock in the afternoon weakness for so
other moderate torn. Bull tips continue to
"We understand Union Pacific Is strongly
supported around 181 now, but It Is In the
trading nit of the
On weakness we
bought for a tarn.
St. Paul Is held for the present be
tween 169 nnd 172.
Smelting Is held-between 153 and 156./
We believe Atchison should be bought
when soft for n turn nt lesst.
THE WEATHER.
LOCAL FORECAST.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
During the past twenty-four hours the
weather has become colder Over the coun
try east of the Ruckle.*; excel \ along the
Attnutfc const and In Montana. 'Hie great
est falls occured over Texas. \\*7I*re tem
peratures are 10 degrees to 16 degrees
lower than at 7 a. in. yesterday. Teiuoera-
ture* are below freezing from central Texas
to Nebraska nml In the upper Mississippi
valley mid upper lake region. This wave
Is being followed from the west by warm
er weather nt most points west of the
Rockies.
There has been rain In southern Texas,
southern. Florida, along the north Atlantic
coast, nnd ruin or snow In the lake region
nml Ohio valley. Suo.w was fulling at 7
in. at Oswego. N. y. and Pittsburg.
The heaviest rnlus were lu southern Tex
as nnd southern Florida.
Conditions favor fol* weather in.tills sec
tion tonight aud Thursday.
THE LIVE STOCK MARKET.
estimated for tomorrow. 17.000;
$5.9606.32%: mixed $5.9506.37%:
06.40; rough $6.7005.90; pigs $5.»
^L«0: h >5b. gg
tfud'ii luuKii fwiivnuv.w, |m*p vu.JQ06.i5: vorlt-
ers $6.2506.30; good to choice heavy $6.30©
6.40.
Cattle—Estimated receipts 18,000. Mar
ket strong to 10c. higher; quality fair;
beeves $1.5006.25; cows $1.5004.40; heifers
$2.4005.25; calves $507.75; good prime steers
$5.3007.25; poor to medium $3.9005.30; stock-
era nnd feeders $2,4004,60.
and without Importance. Room trailer,
were disposed to take the bull s|,i e and.
were buyer* ot a few mocks. Including
Mexican Central, Reading and SI
sylvanla. | ■
Government bonds unchanged
bonds active.
I
SEABOARD AIR LINE.
Following were tlie closing quotations 0 J
Seaboard Air L|no stocks aud tionds: r |
Seaboard Air Line, common.. .. 24\^
do, first preferre<l 5;{
do, s«*cond preferred »>
do, 4«..,. 103
do, thtee-year 5s . 9!>«*
do, teu-yeur 5s..
. 82 Vj
MINING STOCKS.
Boston. Mass., Oct. 8L—Franklin 22. n n .B
fSB-UNi c “np* r Range North IlmtJ
TriaifyllS.^ ‘' U0U “ V
STOCKS REVIEWED
DY NEW YORK SL Xl
New York, Oct. Sl.-The Sun s-iy* ; •
only upon orn* previous occasion thus fnpr
♦U1s year the total volume of- trnnsm tloatL
In stocks yesterday readied the smallestl
nmount of nuy full day's business in ti.-
year, nnd ns It was yesterday's dealing!
were practically an small ns Hint of
day In twelve months. There Is no i.
son for questioning the correctness of HhJ
common explanation of the market in tli*I
financial district thnt It Is due to the liesi-l
fancy of speculative Interests. Commission!
houses are Invariably chary about «•;
In* stocks unless protected by Jorge ...... .
gins over nn election day until surh !«I
sues are to la* decided, nml although «
faience is timllnilulshcd lu Wall street
to the favorable result of the present t
test, as is shown by the heavy betting
Hughes, buying of stocks except by i
who are abundantly able to
features. Is to a greater or less extentl
discouraged by heads of commission houses.
It was the general observation, bowei
this morning thnt the market did not l<
like a market thnt would have au eh*
tlou senre."—Glbert & Clay.
ered nnd wire houses bought for peopltl
who believe In buying after n drop of $6 n ■
bale. The buying for n time was brink!
from Now Orleans. Bat there came a lull.I
then n rain of selling orders, hedging nn<l|
speculative, nml the advance p***<»*-*' -*•*•
Crop estimates of 12.750,000
THE LIVERPOOL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat—Opened x Ae higher: at 1:30 p. m.
m.
%C
THE METAL MARKET.
New York. Oct. 31.—Considerable activity
developed In tin, which wi\p offered on n
liberal genie at n recession of %c In spot
nnd near by deliveries.
Copper wns unchanged.
Lena nnd spelter quiet.
HEAVY RECEIPTS
CAPPED CLIMAX
SOUTHERN EXCHANGE
Oldest Established Office South.
COITQH STOCKS HOADS GRAIN
Ground Floor Gould Building. Daily
market letter and mprket manual
mailed on application.
Now York. Oct. 31.—The Sun says: “An
early advance of nearly n dollar a bale, due
partly to a firmer Liverpool market nml
frost lu the Atlantic and' Eastern Gulf
states, as well ns in Arkansas and Okla
homa. was merely the prelude to n slump.
Liverpool, It Is true, reported good buy
ing by America, the eoutlnent nnd Egypt,
smaller spot offerings reduced spinners'
holdings, am! a liquidation of the specu
lative. market. An advance, therefore, set
In, and continued as long ns shorts cor-
ports yesterday capped the climax. Most|
people are ngalust cotton—nlnint the only!
thing lu Its fa*’"- ♦** Kl -
trads.'* _
New Orleans, Oct. 21.—The Times Demfrfl
ernt says: “Yne record-breaking mov«m«sL|
the apathy of the speculative' public anil
the gradual expansion of crop (dens mort»|
tlmn offset Europe’s ndhersuce to the bull |
side of the account, the proraptnefls
which cable spot offers were ■ gobbled
ami the seeming logic lu moderate . ,
expectations. Consequently, definite of-J
forts to bring about n reaction failed **
lie desired result. Tin* S'-'
hns undergone practically i
' * profs -- *
. itapli
the monumental movement, urge yield •
Peetatlons nuil Itelief In nu early nbun
inc»* In Euro|H»’s favorable attitude. TU“
...... hraplo volume, nu-ll
the friend of thtfvstanle, therefore, refiw
to lose heart, despite tbs lu*arlsb *
roundings. The dry goods market Is •
Joying splendid prosperity, nnd there rs»|
mahiM pfeuty of re*ton tt> look tor a
eovery In the not distant future, tlwst:s|
there I* now but scant display of bulll«B"
prowess. However, nobody looks for lur-.
dilutions are being, li
tntlons.”
L. J. ANDERSON & CO
Bankers and Brokers,
COTTON, STOCKS, GRAIN
Correspondent’s Capital $250,000
REFERENCE,' THE NEAL. DANK
RHONE HI7. PRUDENTIAL. BLDG
Little Rock. . .
Memphis
Mobile
Montgomery.. .. - 4i
New Orleans 14 <4 48
Oklahoma. . .
Snvsnunh
Vicksburg. . .
Wilmington.. ..
T Indicates Inappreciable rainfall.
u?
4
Dlst. Averages.
REMARKS.
ailghtl? hlgh,r tem|wr»t„rM provnlld In
th, vxtrvro, ,nri,r» |,,rtlnn of 0„ l>,it. oot
It, ,h, n„„rn portion th,y *,r, avoModt?
town tu th, <•„,trill port III, I bnng,, wore
itttlmportnnl. Light min tell In Onlrr»fi>ij
rttitrlot: elsewhere Ihe weether w#» goo-
' n,r - YV. A. MITCHF.LL.
Tenioorarily In Charge.
t OTTO NS EED OI L
nnenlue. ’
...» 4t»«4
Snremlp+r,
WM. L. PEE!,. President. ^
ROBERT V. MADDOX, Vies Presidesi
THOMAS J. PEEPI.EH. Cashier.
JAMES G. LESTER. Assistant Cashier.
JAM. P. WINDS OIL. Assistant Cashier.
Safe Deposit Boxes
For rent in our vaults in Ihe basement of the
Empire [Building for only $5.00 each per
annum. . >
Absolute Security and all Modern Conveniences
You should not be without one. We ihoils
you to call and inspect them.
Title Guarantee and Trust Co.
MADDOX'RUCKER BANKING COMPANY.
- CAPITAL $200,000.00
SURPLUS AND PROFITS . . $500,000.00
Accounts, small as well as large, invited.
3 1-2 per cent interest paid and compounded semi
annually in our Savings Department.
THE AMERICAN AUDIT COMPANY
Home Office, 100 Broadway, New York City.
F. W. LAFERENTZ, C. P. A., President.
C. E. Manwaring, Vica Preaidant, Theo. Cocheu, Jr., C. P. A.; Sec. and Treat.
, BRANCHES:
NEW Y'OBK—Waldorf-Aatoria. ATLANTA—Fourth Nat’l Bank Bldg.
BOSTON—Exchange Building CHICAGO—Marquette Building.
WASHINGTON—Colorado Building. PHILADELPHIA—Bellevue-Startford.
NEW ORLEANS—Hennen Building. SAN FRANCISCO— Belden Building.
LONDON. ENOLAND—-4 King Street. Cheapalde.
ATLANTA BRANCH 1015-18 Fourth National Bank Building.
LOWRY NATIONAL BANK
Designated Depository of the United States.
CAPITAL $500,000.00
SURPLUS 400[000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS 140,000.00
A general banking business transacted.
Foreign exchange, Letters of Credit.
Corresponds direct with the National Bank o?
Cuba.
H. M. Atkinson, V.
FrenU llairMus, Prrridont.
Tuoraa, C. Erwin. Ant. Cuhlr--
A l MoCord, Cart/or. R U 'tt\”t»v.’rm. AmC Cha»f«r.
Third National Bank
Telephone, Main 872.
C. B. BIDWELL, Resident Manager.
Cable Address, Admit, N Y.
Capital
Surplus
Dr. A. W. Calhoun.
MlItonDargsn.
John W. Grant
IJ. T, McCord.
- , . . $200,000.00.
• - . . $300,000.00.
DIRECTORS: ^ j. n. Nonnally.
Frank llawklaa J. Carroll C*in«-
E. B. Ito»or.
DarM YYoodward.